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President's Message
The People In Preservation Awards (PIP), now in its 39th year, is one of my favorite SOHO programs. Defined as “SOHO’s annual celebration of the accomplished individuals, groups, and businesses that have demonstrated excellence and commitment in preserving our region’s rich and diverse architecture, cultural landscapes, and heritage,” it’s an uplifting event. ...Read more
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Presidio Park, Serra Museum Parking Lot and Ramp Project Needs Improvement
Presidio Park is one of the most significant historical and cultural landscapes, and archeological sites in the United States. It is not only a local treasure; it is a National Historical Landmark (NHL) and has international significance as “the Plymouth Rock of the Pacific Coast.” San Diego has the responsibility and obligation...Read more
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Saving San Diego’s Historic Places Toolkit
SOHO serves all of San Diego County. It covers 4,200 square miles, or roughly 2.7 million acres with 18 cities and 45 unincorporated areas The historic and cultural resources in...Read more
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Got an Endangered Resource on Your Mind?
SOHO invites your input into our annual Most Endangered List of historical resources in San Diego County. For decades, MEL has been an effective vehicle to alert the public, decision...Read more
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What is the CHRID?
Developed through the California State Office of Historic Preservation's Certified Local Government Grant Program, the California Historical Resources Inventory Database promotes and protects...Read more
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Traditional Mexican Dance
to be Designated
The Calabaceado is a traditional dance of northern Mexico, mainly found in the states of Sonora and Baja California. It evolved spontaneously among the residents of rancherías, towns, and cities in the late 1950s as a...Read more
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San Diego City and County
Historic Designations
At the May 2022 meeting of the City of San Diego Historical Resources Board, HRB staff Suzanne Segur announced that on May 23, 2022, the City Council overturned the designation of the Streamline Moderne style structure named the Dr. Roy and Herma Ledford/Charles Salyers Building, 2851-2881 Fourth Avenue, on the...Read more
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San Diego's Egyptian Revival Architecture: An Online Tour
SDSU student Satchel Fisher contacted SOHO early in 2022 to inquire about pursuing an internship project for school credit. An avid sports fan and spy novel aficionado, Satchel is a senior majoring in history with a minor in political science. ...Read more
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Maintenance is Key to
Adobe Survival
The Warner-Carrillo Ranch House recently received essential repair and replastering of its exterior walls. It is always fascinating to watch the process and layers involved in adobe care. Mark Sauer Construction, Inc., has been taking care of this work since the...Read more
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The Marstons: A California Story
With this issue of eNews, SOHO introduces a new series, The Marstons: A California Story, on the rich and vast history of the George White Marston and Anna Lee Gunn Marston family. We’ll follow the Gunn and Marston clans to California, with a focus on the adventures that led both families to San Diego. We’ll also portray their businesses, philanthropic and civic...read more
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Kick Off Summer with SOHO Outdoor Tours!
Spend the day or spend an hour with your choice of three great walking tours at one of San Diego’s most historic and storied places. Tour times, every third Sunday of the month, are staggered so you can take one or all....read more
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Warner’s Volunteers
Make Us Proud
The arduous process of replicating wooden wheels for the Warner-Carrillo mud wagon is complete! Rolling out the fourth and last wheel for the wagon, and displaying the handmade quilt for the next stagecoach event raffle this fall are some of our backcountry volunteers. Don Simon and Rick...Read more
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Summer Playlist for Preservationists
In 2018, the National Trust for Historic Preservation put together a preservation-themed playlist, describing it as “perfect for listening during a summer road trip, while you’re restoring a historic home, or even when you’re at work, writing about old places you...Read more
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Financial support is provided in part by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture. |
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